101 On Writing (48) "The Triple Realm of Writing Books"

Look at the mountain is a mountain, see the mountain is not a mountain, look at the mountain is still a mountain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This represents the threefold realm of writing a book.

Look at the mountains are mountains-

At this stage, the author writes a book as a pure newcomer, and does not understand the rules at all, and when a book is shown to him (her), he only says the good and the bad, and does not know why, and the pen is written according to his own writing instincts.

Look at the mountains and not the mountains.

At this stage, the author went through many previous street books, began to learn from the pain, looked for various writing principles and techniques, and carried out a deconstruction and analysis of writing novels, trying to grasp the secret of becoming a god.

The mind is full of such as: a sense of substitution, a sense of expectation, a cool point, rhythm, layout, world view, characters, writing, narrative techniques, perspectives, foreshadowing, climax, the dark line of the main line, first suppressed and then raised...... A whole bunch of nouns and concepts.

For the first time, the author felt that writing a book was so difficult, and the more he studied, the more awe-inspiring he became.

At this time, the author began to carry out a lot of reading and writing exercises, trying to digest and master these principles and skills, just like a person who learns martial arts every day and practices diligently, every time he masters a move, his nose is bubbling beautifully, and he shouts: "Epiphany!"

Look at the mountains or the mountains.

After the previous stage of diligent practice, I finally entered a new realm, no longer need to deliberately apply a certain writing template, nor do I copy a certain paragraph bluntly, all the principles and skills are in the chest, flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt the enemy, in the supreme realm of great ingenuity, great wisdom and foolishness, no tricks to win, everything is integrated, the mountain of writing is still there, but there is no fear and awe, and there is no arrogance.

Just because you have climbed this mountain countless times, you know every grass, tree, stone and water on the mountain.

At this time, you are intoxicated, you are immersed in the story world you have constructed, the laughter and scolding of each character are so realistic, you are the master of that world, you turn your hands into clouds and cover your hands for rain, and the works you write are natural, exquisite everywhere, giving people an incomparably wonderful reading experience.

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Three stages, 101 times it takes to feel yourself:

Looking at the mountain is a mountain - 1 year, write 1-2 books, a total of 600,000 words, mainly used to discover their own problems.

Looking at mountains is not mountains - 2-3 years, writing 3-5 books, a total of 6 million words, to hone various skills, determine the subject matter and writing style that you are good at, and at the same time read thousands of books, take writing notes, communicate with people, and so on.

Looking at mountains or mountains -- after more than 5 years and writing 10 million words, you should have some understanding, right? This realm 101 has not been reached, and it may require a lifelong pursuit.